She said this during a press conference after the meeting of the prime ministers of the Nordic countries.
“We must be sure that Finland will have sufficient military potential in the future, and we are working to strengthen it,” TASS quoted her as saying.
According to her, Finland has invested a large amount in new fighters and is "ready to invest even more in the future."
Earlier, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian side will observe the consequences of the decision on the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO.
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia's relations with Finland and Sweden after their decision to join the North Atlantic Alliance are subject to revision.